HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK: Pirate girls sweep CVC tri-meet

PRINCETON JCT. — Chris Miller is the throws coach for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls track and field team.

It’s a job she enjoys because it gives her plenty of time to watch Michelle Gao continue to dominate the Colonial Valley Conference scene.

One of the state’s best throwers Gao threw the discus 91-2 and the javelin 90-10 for first place points, then added a winning 9-0 pole vault to help the Pirate girls sweep a CVC tri-meet with wins over Hamilton (106-41) and Princeton (90-46). The Tigers also beat Hamilton (95-50).

Gao almost made it four firsts but had to settle for second in the shot where Princeton’s Penn Relays-bound Michelle Bazile won with a 37-0.50 put to get past Gao. But in the javelin Bazile had to settle for second at 86-3.

“Michelle is such a hard worker,” said Miller. “She does so many things she doesn’t get enough time to train in everything. But you know when she is out there throwing you’re going to get her best.”

Gao’s success doesn’t mean the South girls aren’t still powerful on the track.

Just as they did when Michelle, then Caroline Kellner were running their distance races, the Pirates got excellent efforts on the track led by Barnadette Cao winning the 400 hurdles at 71.1, Joann Williams the 100 highs at 16.0 and Edelyn Gulama the 400 dash in 1:02. In the 800 Princeton’s Paige Metzheiser held off Gulama to win in 2:14.2 and deny the South freshnman a second first.

Princeton had two freshman go 1-2 in the long jump as Natalie Loughran reached 15-11.75 to win and Maia Hauschild hit 15-5 for second. Marissa Flim doubled for Hamilton winning the 200 at 27.5 after a 13.0 victory in the 100.

Hightstown 83 1/3, Nottingham 56 2/3

HIGHTSTOWN — Don Hess has put together another power-packed girls track and field team.

Yesterday it improved to 4-0 with a convincing win over Nottingham led by soph Dakota Mills wins in the 100 meters at 12.3, the 200 at 26.7 and the 400 in 59.5.

Add in firsts by Cassadie Geffard in the long jump at 15-7 and the 100 hurdles at 16.4 and the Rams had enough to survive wins by Penn Relays-bound Northstars freshman Grace Dwyer n the 1600 at 5:26.6, Sara Eggert’s 110-6 javelin win and Rosa Colon’s wins in the high jump (4-8) and triple jump (33-11).